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Sahih Muslim 763m (Book 6, Hadith 228) #8953
The Importance of Voluntary Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) taught Ibn Abbas the importance of voluntary prayer and how to perform it.

Ibn 'Abbas reported: I spent a night in the house of my mother's sister Maimuna. The Apostle of Allah ﷺ got up for observing voluntary prayer (Tahajjud) at night. The Apostle of Allah ﷺ stood by the water-skin and performed ablution and then stood up and prayed. I also got up when I saw him doing that. I also performed ablution from the water-skin and then stood at his left side. He took hold of my hand from behind his back and then turned me from his back to his right side. I ('Ata', one of the narrators) said: Did it concern the voluntary prayer (at night)? He (Ibn 'Abbas) said: Yes.
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ بِتُّ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مُتَطَوِّعًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى الْقِرْبَةِ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى فَقُمْتُ لَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ صَنَعَ ذَلِكَ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ مِنَ الْقِرْبَةِ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ إِلَى شِقِّهِ الأَيْسَرِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِهِ يَعْدِلُنِي كَذَلِكَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِهِ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الأَيْمَنِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَفِي التَّطَوُّعِ كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ
TOPICS
prayer  *  voluntary  *  ablution  *  prayers

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform regular voluntary prayers; Perform ablution correctly before praying; Respect religion; Show piety towards Allah SWT

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of voluntary prayer, also known as nafl salah. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas who spent a night in his mother's sister Maimuna's house and saw the Prophet Muhammad performing tahajjud, or night prayers. He got up to perform ablution from a water-skin and then stood at his left side. The Prophet took hold of his hand from behind him and turned him to his right side, teaching him how to pray properly. This hadith teaches us that we should strive to pray regularly, especially during nights when we can be closer to Allah through our prayers. We should also take care in performing ablution correctly before praying so that our prayers are accepted by Allah SWT.

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